How many parks and green spaces are in Castle? 5 public parks

Castle has 5 public parks among 16 green space sites. Green space covers 13.1% of the area: about 98 m² per resident, or 14 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
98 m²
More green space than
89% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
14

Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this

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What are the largest parks in Castle?

Connaught Park is the largest public park in Castle, at 8.7 hectares. 5 of the 5 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Castle
ParkSize
Connaught Park8.7 hectares
Pencester Gardens1.3 hectares
Marine Parade Gardens7,726 m²
Granville Gardens2,940 m²
Maison Dieu Gardens1,785 m²

What kinds of green space are there in Castle?

Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Castle: 11.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Castle by type
TypeArea
Public parks and gardens11.3 hectares · 5 sites
Cemeteries10.4 hectares · 4 sites
Playing fields3.3 hectares · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds7,733 m² · 2 sites
Play spaces3,028 m² · 3 sites
Tennis courts1,033 m² · 1 site

Does Castle have a lot of green space?

Yes, more than most areas. Castle has 98 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 41 m² across Dover. More green space per resident than 89% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Castle compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
CastleThis area98 m² per resident
Dover41 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 98 m² for every resident adds up to 14 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Very High means the top fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.

What else do people ask about Castle?

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Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:37 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Castle dataset covers 201 postcodes.

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